Release from the Coalfield Development Corporation: MATEWAN, W.Va. – In just five short months, efforts to revitalize three historic buildings in downtown Matewan, West Virginia will be officially underway. Known locally as the “Nenni” buildings, the century-old structures were purchased in 2019 by Coalfield Development for historic preservation and future[Read More…]
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Opinion – Now is the time: West Virginia’s moment to make a bold step for our future
By Gov. Jim Justice Earlier this week, West Virginians witnessed something almost unheard of across this country: Leaders from both parties coming together for a constructive conversation about the future of this great state at a time when the stakes couldn’t be higher. Rather than infighting, insults, and incompetency, we[Read More…]
West Virginia Governor Justice: Talks on tax plan compromise still ongoing
By Charles Boothe, Bluefield Daily Telegraph CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Negotiations on trying to reach a compromise on a proposed plan to eliminate the personal income tax in the state are ongoing, but so far all issues have not been resolved. “I am very pleased with what we have gotten done[Read More…]
Income tax phase-out bill squeaks by in West Virginia Senate
By Steven Allen Adams, The Intelligencer CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The leader of the West Virginia Senate Finance Committee tried one last time Wednesday to craft a plan Gov. Jim Justice and the House of Delegates could accept. The Senate voted 18-16 in favor of House Bill 3300, the bill being[Read More…]
House approves bill extending pilot program to drug test Temporary Assistance for Needy Families applicants
By David Beard, The Dominion Post MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The House of Delegates Wednesday approved the bill extending the pilot program to drug test applicants for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families through 2026. The bill is SB 387. The pilot program was set to expire this year but the Department of[Read More…]
Ramp season underway in southern West Virginia
By Fred Pace, The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — As the spring season begins, those in southern West Virginia are offered a chance to get a plant considered a delicacy by many folks — the ramp. Ramps are a wild leek found in this neck of the woods for a short[Read More…]
West Virginia Senate Judiciary amendment dramatically changes bill limiting enforcement of gun laws
By Phil Kabler, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.a. — A bill that would have required state and local law officers to refuse to assist federal authorities in enforcing federal gun laws stricter than state law was dramatically changed in the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday. House Bill 2694, as amended by[Read More…]
West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine among nation’s top grad schools
By Tina Alvey, The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — For the 23rd consecutive year, the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine has been recognized in U.S. News & World Report’s list of America’s Best Graduate Schools. WVSOM was listed fourth in the nation this year by the publication for producing the[Read More…]
West Virginia Senate Judiciary Committee changes natural gas property tax bill
By Steven Allen Adams, The Weirton Daily Times CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A bill supported by the natural gas industry and opposed by gas-producing counties was changed Tuesday to the chagrin of the bill’s lead sponsor in the West Virginia Legislature. A strike-and-insert amendment to House Bill 2581, providing for the[Read More…]
West Virginia Senate Judiciary Committee narrowly approves reworked oil and gas well tax valuation bill
By Mike Tony, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Senate Judiciary Committee has approved a bill that would change the methodology for valuing producing oil and natural gas wells, but not before fundamentally altering the legislation to allow more latitude for the state Tax Department to reform how it values[Read More…]